🚑 FAST exam in trauma? Check for free fluid fast when you see: ✅ Blunt abdominal trauma ✅ Hypotension ✅ Seatbelt sign or abdominal bruising ✅ Positive RUQ, LUQ, pelvis, or pericardial windows Management: 🚫 Don’t delay for CT if unstable 🧪 FAST = Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma 🛑 Positive FAST unstable = OR, not scanner 🖤 Blood pools in dependent areas — Morrison’s pouch, pelvis, pericardium #drhavocandbrody #medstudent #usmle #surgery #trauma #traumasurgery #medicalschool #fas

FAST Ultrasound Scan Normal Vs Abnormal Images | Focused Assessment With Sonography For Trauma USG **Cases Intro - 0:00 Pericardial Effusion - 0:07 Abdomino-Pelvic Fluid - 2:12 Pneumothorax - 7:31 Pericardial Effusion: Anechoic fluid within pericardial space Small: maximal depth of fluid collection less than 1 cm Moderate: maximal depth of fluid = 1–2 cm Large: maximal depth of fluid greater than 2 cm Abdomino-Pelvic Fluid: Anechoic free fluid in Morrison’s pouch Anechoic free fluid in paracolic